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i spent some time in afghanistan. i am hopeful that either one of you will test us here at not acknowledge that bribes have been an essential part of us doing business in afghanistan, regardless of what we are doing. what can you tell the committee about bribes in the bribes that have been paid at various places and levels, whether it is under the aegis of security or other services that are needed by local folks that are used to getting their piece of the pie? >> i can tell you, we do not have any part of that whatsoever. we have a very strict company policy against bribes, and we'd just do not participate in that. on several locations, it costs us delays. we have had to suffer because we did not agree to play that game. but we really do not. >> mr. walker? >> we have seen no evidence of our security personnel providing bribes. the casualties that we're taking would indicate that that is not something that we sponsor or that our security provides. >> i assume as the security costs went way up, the casualties went dow
i spent some time in afghanistan. i am hopeful that either one of you will test us here at not acknowledge that bribes have been an essential part of us doing business in afghanistan, regardless of what we are doing. what can you tell the committee about bribes in the bribes that have been paid at various places and levels, whether it is under the aegis of security or other services that are needed by local folks that are used to getting their piece of the pie? >> i can tell you, we do...
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they want foreign troops out of afghanistan. they had a series of technical demands that i would put in confidence-building measures. they want to my great, we want an end to roadside bombs. this is the islamic republic of afghanistan. the constitution spells out equal rights for men and women. my own view is that i do not believe -- i believe the aspiration is a very important one. i do not believe the aspiration is fulfilled across the country. equally, i do not believe it is going to be fulfilled at the barrel of a gun. the development of afghan society, as the russian towns, is not done by foreign occupation. there is compromise to be made there. one way out is to say that the has to beafghan wheomen heard. you are right. there is a tension between what the constitution sets out and what the reality -- and the reality that exists. >> you are going to have a htun , conservative pahtus population in afghanistan. >> i am from the atlantic council. i want to ask you about the current developments between hamas and fatwah. how wo
they want foreign troops out of afghanistan. they had a series of technical demands that i would put in confidence-building measures. they want to my great, we want an end to roadside bombs. this is the islamic republic of afghanistan. the constitution spells out equal rights for men and women. my own view is that i do not believe -- i believe the aspiration is a very important one. i do not believe the aspiration is fulfilled across the country. equally, i do not believe it is going to be...
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today, the business of afghanistan is war. how can we hope to rid ourselves from war if the security continues to justify our continued presence. we crossed a tipping point in which the size of our military fosters further instability. every additional soldier and supply convoy we send to afghanistan further fuels the cycle of dependence, corruption, and end legislation war. with that said, i want to focus today on the hearing of three basic questions. one, what is the scope of combating crouping in afghanistan, what is done to address is, and how can we reduce it? i'm skeptical about the current design of the united states' endeavor today, hopefully we'll focus on solutions to be implemented right away. congress has an important role to play. this spring i worked with the armed services committee to include an amendment of the defense authorization agent giving commanders in the field more authority to immediately stop contracting with companies 245 undermind the effort of our troops on the ground. i established a bill to giv
today, the business of afghanistan is war. how can we hope to rid ourselves from war if the security continues to justify our continued presence. we crossed a tipping point in which the size of our military fosters further instability. every additional soldier and supply convoy we send to afghanistan further fuels the cycle of dependence, corruption, and end legislation war. with that said, i want to focus today on the hearing of three basic questions. one, what is the scope of combating...
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i began working in afghanistan in 1993 during the time when our country was ignoring the plight of afghanistan to our mutual peril. i spent many of the last 18 years working on that country, and i have written and testified extensively about the effort that the u.s. has undertaken in afghanistan spent -- since 2001. our mission has been and remain a central to u.s. national security and our civilian assistance efforts are essential to their success. i have repeatedly raised concerns about the corrosive effects of corruption, ways, and failed expectations in our efforts there. one of the reasons i took this job was to improve our performance and accountability. this has been a dramatic year for progress that u.s. aid. the ford initiative is applying the agenda for accountability and leadership of a global level. in the short time i have been at the agency thus far, we have initiated aggressive reforms in afghanistan and at the very heart of what this commission was mandated to address. accountability in the provision of development assistance is among our highest priorities in afghanistan. we h
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troops in afghanistan. they testified afghanistan and pakistan. >> on tomorrow morning's washington journal, jim mcgovern will give his perspective on president obama's to production plan. it was pulled up a bipartisan budget negotiations led by the vice president perrin he serves on the house budget and appropriations committee. it is washington journal, each morning pain >> next, president obama visit fort drum in new york and discusses trip reductions in afghanistan over the next year. this has been one of the most frequently deployed division sent to afghanistan hi. these remarks are just under 20 minutes. >> but at ease, everybody. let me begin by saying -- i have a microphone. go ahead. >> welcome today. it is a pleasure to introduce these great soldiers. he gave a speech at west point. within several weeks, and they began to deploy. this is part of the mission. we send our squadron down there. they brought improved government. then the rest of us operated in northern afghanistan. it is a great privil
troops in afghanistan. they testified afghanistan and pakistan. >> on tomorrow morning's washington journal, jim mcgovern will give his perspective on president obama's to production plan. it was pulled up a bipartisan budget negotiations led by the vice president perrin he serves on the house budget and appropriations committee. it is washington journal, each morning pain >> next, president obama visit fort drum in new york and discusses trip reductions in afghanistan over the next...
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it's not afghanistan. this is a country that has significant wealth, should be all to contribute, that has not been forced to do so in a program is crucial as this. >> i know i've run out of time, that mr. geisel d.o. comments on this? >> well, first of all i am not going to second-guess my friend and colleague on by his people found. and of course the people you need to bring up here are the people from the state department to comment on what he found. i saw that the department published a document, a 21 page document that includes goals and measures of performance for the police development program. but if my friends baby, not nine. thematic thank you very much. i look at five-minute now to mr. welch from vermont. >> thank you very much, mr. labrador. i want to thank each and everyone of you for the terrific work you're doing. a lot of situations here in covering reflect the impossible expectations oftentimes congress has and if it were as easy as writing a check and having police force in iraq and afgha
it's not afghanistan. this is a country that has significant wealth, should be all to contribute, that has not been forced to do so in a program is crucial as this. >> i know i've run out of time, that mr. geisel d.o. comments on this? >> well, first of all i am not going to second-guess my friend and colleague on by his people found. and of course the people you need to bring up here are the people from the state department to comment on what he found. i saw that the department...
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-iran dialogue about afghanistan. this will be a more constructive role in afghanistan and will expect something in return. this is the tricky part that ambassador eisenstaedt mentioned. can the united states continue to put pressure on iran of the nuclear program and still offer them something to be haven a more constructive manner? -- to behave in a more constructive manner? it should be encouraged and not discouraged. and the energy pipelines to iran. this is a controversial topic in afghanistan, and in washington something that has been discouraged. we want health turkistan and afghanistan. it would seem that the the more ways that trade can go to india and thailand, the better. this is something that the united states will have to deal with and reconcile. pakistan right now is far more unstable than iran. i think you should keep that in mind. as ambassador eisenstaedt mentioned, we're in a similar situation as to the situation with the old soviet union. it does not have to be a zero sum game. if there's anything
-iran dialogue about afghanistan. this will be a more constructive role in afghanistan and will expect something in return. this is the tricky part that ambassador eisenstaedt mentioned. can the united states continue to put pressure on iran of the nuclear program and still offer them something to be haven a more constructive manner? -- to behave in a more constructive manner? it should be encouraged and not discouraged. and the energy pipelines to iran. this is a controversial topic in...
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also by stepping up our commitment in afghanistan. it is our joint will lead this nato mission is successful. it is important for the people of libya, but it is also important for nato, the alliance at large, and we want to have one heart that beats with the other allies. >> [speaking foreign language] >> were you surprised by these limitations? is this something like a reset button or breaking out into a new future? and you, president obama, not in berlin. why not? and will this happen? >> [speaking german] our partnership, a friendship, rests on a very broad basis. sometimes, there may be differences of opinion, and in such a relationship, we wish everyone success. without sort of mixing up things here. there are areas in the world where we shoulder responsibility. ... doing together partly with others things that we believe can be useful, and this is what we want to do. we want to see that this is bringing a part success. this is good, this is sensible, so today's event was a wonderful reception, but it is not something that is so
also by stepping up our commitment in afghanistan. it is our joint will lead this nato mission is successful. it is important for the people of libya, but it is also important for nato, the alliance at large, and we want to have one heart that beats with the other allies. >> [speaking foreign language] >> were you surprised by these limitations? is this something like a reset button or breaking out into a new future? and you, president obama, not in berlin. why not? and will this...
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he has spent 34 of the last 48 months in afghanistan. the general most recently spoke with us last summer via satellite from kabul, and we're grateful that he is made time to update us today here in person on the situation in afghanistan. with that, sir, i will turn things over to you. >> thank you. it is great to be here in the pentagon briefing room. for those of you who know me, know there is a little tongue in cheek there. [laughter] thank you for your interest in afghanistan. this morning i will tell you where we have come from over the last 18 months and give you a sense of where we're headed. 18 months ago, we wrote the first country-wide operation- level comprehensive campaign plan that included our afghan partners. that combined team of both isaf as well as the three security members -- the three security ministries all put that plan together. one important concepts was to concentrate and synchronize our efforts where it was most important -- population centers, commerce routes, and areas of economic potential. that is the shade
he has spent 34 of the last 48 months in afghanistan. the general most recently spoke with us last summer via satellite from kabul, and we're grateful that he is made time to update us today here in person on the situation in afghanistan. with that, sir, i will turn things over to you. >> thank you. it is great to be here in the pentagon briefing room. for those of you who know me, know there is a little tongue in cheek there. [laughter] thank you for your interest in afghanistan. this...
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ambassador to afghanistan. ryan crocker, a man and stellar record of service to seize an and speaks for himself. i joined the committee and recognize two members of his family who are joining him today, his niece, catherine, and the dedicated woman that is then by his side ever since they were young officers working together in baghdad, ryan's wife christine. i understand the challenges of being a foreign service as koppell, and i know that ryan could not have enjoyed many successes atop the support of christine. they make the task of introducing ambassador crocker quite easy. the u.s. senate has had the wisdom to approve him to the post five times already in lebanon, kuwait, syria, pakistan, and iraq, and this is only a fraction of ambassador crocker's story. when the u.s. embassy in beirut was bombed, ryan crocker was a young officer who helped pull colleagues from the rubble. when the united states needed to reopen our missing afghanistan after the taliban was driven from power, the secretary of state sent r
ambassador to afghanistan. ryan crocker, a man and stellar record of service to seize an and speaks for himself. i joined the committee and recognize two members of his family who are joining him today, his niece, catherine, and the dedicated woman that is then by his side ever since they were young officers working together in baghdad, ryan's wife christine. i understand the challenges of being a foreign service as koppell, and i know that ryan could not have enjoyed many successes atop the...
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a sense that we will be at afghanistan and iraq levels but we are today. we will have a 10 year afghanistan surge. everyone knows that is not true. the american has already announced his withdrawal dates from these excursions, and he is basically saying if we're not there for 10 years, we will have to ram down spending spirit that will save as $1.1 trillion. when you pull aside the curtain and like all the smokes and the mirrors, it looks to me that this thing has about $8 of tax increases for $1 of tax which spending cuts. -- $1 of spending cuts. you cannot borrow and spend and tax your way to prosperity. unfortunately that is what this budget does. let me simply close by saying this. i served on the president's fiscal commission that he created this last year. i have problems with some of the reports and findings, but i along with others put out alternative plans. the president in suggesting the fiscal commission gave people like me the idea that we're born to move the ball in the right direction. that that was a constructive step in the right direction.
a sense that we will be at afghanistan and iraq levels but we are today. we will have a 10 year afghanistan surge. everyone knows that is not true. the american has already announced his withdrawal dates from these excursions, and he is basically saying if we're not there for 10 years, we will have to ram down spending spirit that will save as $1.1 trillion. when you pull aside the curtain and like all the smokes and the mirrors, it looks to me that this thing has about $8 of tax increases for...
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we intensified our activities in afghanistan. we had some operational results and we are on a draw down there. i think he has worked his way through this pretty well. we need to look long term for the united states and strengthen our economy, focus on our competitiveness, and bring jobs and prosperity back to america. ultimately america's strength and influence in the world rest more on our economy than it actually does on the men and women in uniform. host: analyst will say that a number of policy areas, he has been criticized to continue the bush administration policies. if you believe that the says, i am wondering how different things would be under a republican administration? is there a unified foreign policy right now among both parties or to use a real difference? guest: a great question. the president clearly enunciated what he was going to do during the campaign. it was not always what president bush did, but he said that he would put the emphasis on al qaeda and afghanistan. that is precisely what he did. he has been a
we intensified our activities in afghanistan. we had some operational results and we are on a draw down there. i think he has worked his way through this pretty well. we need to look long term for the united states and strengthen our economy, focus on our competitiveness, and bring jobs and prosperity back to america. ultimately america's strength and influence in the world rest more on our economy than it actually does on the men and women in uniform. host: analyst will say that a number of...
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my belief in afghanistan is that we need to conduct a war. if we need to conduct a war, and i believe we should, we should conduct a war in a way that we will be successful. we need to work in concert with all the people that you assign to the region and come up with a buy in andhas by i executed. i have concerns that that is not happening. this administration has time limits and conditions on resources that people on the ground are not happy with. there are some other factors at play. the bottom line is a president should not involve the american military unless it has a clear path of victory and pursues that path aggressively. >> [unintelligible] >> i do. yes. >> defense secretary gates and incoming secretary panetta support significant defense cuts in the u.s. military budget. how concerned are you, senator, about america's ability to deal with china's naval buildup and to ensure american dominance of the seas and secure access through specific chokepoints in the pacific and indian oceans? >> that is a good point. there are many others in
my belief in afghanistan is that we need to conduct a war. if we need to conduct a war, and i believe we should, we should conduct a war in a way that we will be successful. we need to work in concert with all the people that you assign to the region and come up with a buy in andhas by i executed. i have concerns that that is not happening. this administration has time limits and conditions on resources that people on the ground are not happy with. there are some other factors at play. the...
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. >> afghanistan. due to the blockage of supplies by air on, they're has been increasing gas prices in afghanistan. are you aware of it, and has many implications there? i know it will not have on the aberrations, but -- >> i don't have a particular comment. clearly we have a substantial post and presence in afghanistan, sure we are aware of it, but i'm not particular -- i don't have a particular comment at this point. >> and in neighboring pakistan, the security guard who assassinated the punjab governor is being treated like a hero's will come over there in the country. is it -- are you concerned about such signs of [inaudible] >> well, we have been concerned about increased extremism in pakistan for some time. it is at the heart of our strategic dialogue and our strategy with respect to pakistan. as we've made clear, violent political violence is a threat to the civilian government in pakistan, and obviously this is just the latest example. >> and now are you comfortable with the government getting
. >> afghanistan. due to the blockage of supplies by air on, they're has been increasing gas prices in afghanistan. are you aware of it, and has many implications there? i know it will not have on the aberrations, but -- >> i don't have a particular comment. clearly we have a substantial post and presence in afghanistan, sure we are aware of it, but i'm not particular -- i don't have a particular comment at this point. >> and in neighboring pakistan, the security guard who...
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i would suggest anyone interested in afghanistan to read it. the report from nyu on this issue, about the relationship between the taliban and al qaeda. might be and could be. it is an important point. if one day there would be as i hope of reconciliation movement and the political/diplomatic surge, that needs to take place by inducing the facilitating these connections between al qaeda and the taliban. if the taliban disclaim that they are afghans, they should not be in favor of any foreign presence -- not military, but certainly not be able to the associated with other foreign presence. and now, that is so very far and. i think that is a key for future -- in al qaeda is so very thoforeign. >> with refugees international, no mention about the accountability, and this is a top priority for afghans. so many former warlords in the government, and part of the high peace council, and when you think is the right time and what the roles of the international community will be in that process pressure mark >> it is a constant reminder in our minds and
i would suggest anyone interested in afghanistan to read it. the report from nyu on this issue, about the relationship between the taliban and al qaeda. might be and could be. it is an important point. if one day there would be as i hope of reconciliation movement and the political/diplomatic surge, that needs to take place by inducing the facilitating these connections between al qaeda and the taliban. if the taliban disclaim that they are afghans, they should not be in favor of any foreign...
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whole future of afghanistan. the secretary was here a careful to say that those to work looking previously at preconditions for discussion have not converted those preconditions into negotiating objectives. there is no internal disagreement on these particular points. >> you are absolutely right. it is different. we do not represent them, they do not speak for us. i believe that the devastation is on record -- the administration is on record supporting. they have said that several times. they said it here. the thing is, how are you going to do it? i do not think there is anybody who says there is any solution, as it is a political solution. how are you going to do it? these contacts with the taliban, these ideas that are floating around, they're useful. absolutely. at the end of the day, many of you have followed -- it was three years ago in kenya, having left the united nations, having to mitigate the terrible consequences. the most important thing was to demand from everybody that he be the only channel. everyb
whole future of afghanistan. the secretary was here a careful to say that those to work looking previously at preconditions for discussion have not converted those preconditions into negotiating objectives. there is no internal disagreement on these particular points. >> you are absolutely right. it is different. we do not represent them, they do not speak for us. i believe that the devastation is on record -- the administration is on record supporting. they have said that several times....
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far as afghanistan is concerned? thank you. >> i think state in afghanistan has a number of factors. obviously, the safe haven that some of the insurgents enjoy in pakistan is a contributing factor, but there are several other variables that have to also be addressed by the government of afghanistan and the afghan security forces with our support, and i'd say that the pakistan and afghanistan leadership are involved at all levels in healthy dialogue. i certainly see it with the military leaders that i work with, and as i mentioned, the regional board coordination meeting that the afghan border police led with the 11th corp. of the pakistan military, and so i think the two countries are in dialogue, and they have a lot of respect for each other, and i know you understand fully that during the solve yet ere -- soviet era, there was a lot of the leaders here in afghanistan that were protected in pakistan and they have never forgotten that, so the two countries clearly have a lot of common ground that they lean on. >> ge
far as afghanistan is concerned? thank you. >> i think state in afghanistan has a number of factors. obviously, the safe haven that some of the insurgents enjoy in pakistan is a contributing factor, but there are several other variables that have to also be addressed by the government of afghanistan and the afghan security forces with our support, and i'd say that the pakistan and afghanistan leadership are involved at all levels in healthy dialogue. i certainly see it with the military...
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he could still have 100 dozen troops in afghanistan. >> the basis for the presence in afghanistan is to bring that country the security that it can have, and to not allow al qaeda to ever again use that as a launching point. this is something we are in ongoing discussions with the afghan government and the pakistani government. there are groups and we want to find they cannot use that area to carry out attacks. we are as determined as we ever have been to bring people what they need and deserve because we can. >> i know we did not let any other countries know before the strike. was there any contact with the leaders of nato? >> there were a number of conversations with foreign leaders about this mission. i am not going to go into individual discussions we have had. clearly, this is something of international significance and we will continue to have those discussions. >> but you cannot say if you talked to angela merkle or president sarkozy. >> in light of the unique events inside the compound, is it likely the neighbors had known anything about this? >> when you look at the features
he could still have 100 dozen troops in afghanistan. >> the basis for the presence in afghanistan is to bring that country the security that it can have, and to not allow al qaeda to ever again use that as a launching point. this is something we are in ongoing discussions with the afghan government and the pakistani government. there are groups and we want to find they cannot use that area to carry out attacks. we are as determined as we ever have been to bring people what they need and...
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he is choosing to fail in afghanistan. we cannot have this over with and see afghanistan stand on their own by next september. so he's making a deliberate decision. this real problem with.com a network. we haven't even started dealing with that beast. so we can't possibly hold this out into what it used to the president troops out of south. >> is any republican nominee going to have to go in january 20, 2013 and increase troop levels? >> well, i intend not to be the nominee, but the next president of the united states. so i wouldn't be inheriting a situation where by 2012 the president conveniently enough just before the election would have made sure that he pulled the troops out. and really, it is more than nine years. the president is taking his orders from general axelrod. he is not listening to general allenby not be in a sand. he's not listening to general lost in in iraq. he was listening to general axelrod and is essentially new centcom to chicago. it's also listening to general david frost. everything now is about
he is choosing to fail in afghanistan. we cannot have this over with and see afghanistan stand on their own by next september. so he's making a deliberate decision. this real problem with.com a network. we haven't even started dealing with that beast. so we can't possibly hold this out into what it used to the president troops out of south. >> is any republican nominee going to have to go in january 20, 2013 and increase troop levels? >> well, i intend not to be the nominee, but the...
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no peace -- [inaudible] afghanistan, in fact when the peace process came to afghanistan it was very much urban-based, you know, development, services. and the taliban during their time when i have been through the country during that time, it was very much seen in two different fronts. in the rural afghanistan was a much seen as security, the fact for stability. rural afghans, when it comes to the urban population there same then as an occupier who have given the basic right of freedom. when the problem started forecasting very much on the urban population, therefore they don't see any change. with all the development, all the millions of dollars spent in afghanistan, they don't see that change and that contributes to the volume, that from 3000 taliban it has moved to 5000 taliban. [inaudible] >> that's an important. one of the things which is probably could have been incorporated is that the taliban rule,. [inaudible] now, i wonder if north country still not heavily supported the taliban. now, the pressure on these countries if you take the example of pakistan is limited to drone rocket
no peace -- [inaudible] afghanistan, in fact when the peace process came to afghanistan it was very much urban-based, you know, development, services. and the taliban during their time when i have been through the country during that time, it was very much seen in two different fronts. in the rural afghanistan was a much seen as security, the fact for stability. rural afghans, when it comes to the urban population there same then as an occupier who have given the basic right of freedom. when...
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i serve as chief of general minister in afghanistan. i came to the interior at a time bh the afghan national police was facing severe challenges, but during the eight months, also were results of growth, collaboration with my colleagues in the minister of interior as well as the support of the international community, we have made tangible progress. training and education has been the core at our list of priorities and during the last eight months, the capacity of our training centers has in connection withed from 950 -- increased from 9500 to over 12,000. one the main challenges also in the afghan national police has been the undereducation or illiteracy rate among peacemakers, as i'm here speaking with you, more than 20,000 officers are enrolled and receiving training and education in literacy courses and education and other courses. leadership development has been our second highest priority. having committed professional leadership -- without having committed professional leadership, all of our efforts would be fruitless. on this pa
i serve as chief of general minister in afghanistan. i came to the interior at a time bh the afghan national police was facing severe challenges, but during the eight months, also were results of growth, collaboration with my colleagues in the minister of interior as well as the support of the international community, we have made tangible progress. training and education has been the core at our list of priorities and during the last eight months, the capacity of our training centers has in...
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we just blew it back again from afghanistan. -- flew back in from afghanistan, and we have not been back in america since november. a number of foreign embassies are here, and there are rigid and they are a key critical part of what we are doing in afghanistan. i have immense respect and admiration for the fact that a nato commission can be like, having served in this capacity for 20 months. i want to tell you about an afghan security force. we call that the ansf, which consists of the army, the police, and the air force. we will share couple of things. i will be showing you have pictures on the screen, pictures that will give you a visual understanding of some of the context of the information i will talk about. i'll be glad to take any questions that anyone has and talk about that. i can tell you this -- there has been significant progress in the development of the afghan national security force over the past 20 months. a lot of people ask me how they are doing and i can tell you they have made significant progress, not only in terms of the growth of the number but of the quality, whic
we just blew it back again from afghanistan. -- flew back in from afghanistan, and we have not been back in america since november. a number of foreign embassies are here, and there are rigid and they are a key critical part of what we are doing in afghanistan. i have immense respect and admiration for the fact that a nato commission can be like, having served in this capacity for 20 months. i want to tell you about an afghan security force. we call that the ansf, which consists of the army,...
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forces in afghanistan and the u.s. embassy in kabul, which emphasizes the critical integration of civilian and mitary efforts in endeavorsuch as that in afghanistan. second, i want to express my deep appreciation for your support of vital capabilities for our troopers. the funding you have provided has, for example, enabled the rapid deployment of a substantial increase in the intelligence, srveillance and reconnaissance assets supporting our forces. to take one example, we have increased the number of varus types of persistent surveillance systems, towers with optics, from 114 this past august to 184 at the prest, with plans for continued increases throughout this year. your support has also enabled rapid procurement and deployment of the all terrain vehicle version of the mine resistant ambush protected family of vehicles, with 6700 fielded since i took command some eight and a half months ago. and your support has continued to provide our commanders with another critical element of our strategy, the commander's emer
forces in afghanistan and the u.s. embassy in kabul, which emphasizes the critical integration of civilian and mitary efforts in endeavorsuch as that in afghanistan. second, i want to express my deep appreciation for your support of vital capabilities for our troopers. the funding you have provided has, for example, enabled the rapid deployment of a substantial increase in the intelligence, srveillance and reconnaissance assets supporting our forces. to take one example, we have increased the...
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commander in afghanistan. like general petraeus and of course he was up about a week ago, i am today cautiously optimistic about afghanistan. i see progress. as dave said it's fragile, but i believe we are moving forward in the right direction. today we have a coalition of 49 troop contributing nations, largest coalition in history and it is making i think measurable progress in the transition to ask him a security operations. so i can talk more about that in the question-and-answer period, but i did want to register my sense of optimism -- cautious optimism for progress in afghanistan today. in terms of partnership, i think it's a very important aspect of the we do a u.s. european command. 51 nations who are part of our military to military relationships. last year for example we did 33 major exercises come engaging about 50,000 folks. we do a significant amount of training across the spectrum. senator mccain mentioned georgette. i think the partnership building this heart of why there are 45,000 non-us troop
commander in afghanistan. like general petraeus and of course he was up about a week ago, i am today cautiously optimistic about afghanistan. i see progress. as dave said it's fragile, but i believe we are moving forward in the right direction. today we have a coalition of 49 troop contributing nations, largest coalition in history and it is making i think measurable progress in the transition to ask him a security operations. so i can talk more about that in the question-and-answer period, but...
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afghanistan has come a long way. today afghanistan is no longer a haven for global terr. its economy is growing. it has a developing legal system and basic building blocks of what could be a successful democracy. in helmand province which we should remember with cantar was a stronghold of taliban and the insurgency there's a growing economy -- one of the areas to include in the first phase of transition, is a sign of the transformation we helped to bring about. as we enter this new phase of transition i'm sure the house will want to join me in paying tribute to our for service men and women who have made such incredible sacrifices to defend our national security. we have been going about our daily lives, they have been fighting in the heat and the dust giving up the things we take for granted. that is the true character of the british army and why we are so proud of all our forces and the families who support them and we are so grateful for everything they do and i commend this statement to the house. >> mr. speaker, i join the prime minister paying tribute to our forces
afghanistan has come a long way. today afghanistan is no longer a haven for global terr. its economy is growing. it has a developing legal system and basic building blocks of what could be a successful democracy. in helmand province which we should remember with cantar was a stronghold of taliban and the insurgency there's a growing economy -- one of the areas to include in the first phase of transition, is a sign of the transformation we helped to bring about. as we enter this new phase of...
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at that point it will be between 65 to 68,000 american troops in afghanistan. we then will set the pace from than the president's speech on this is for a clear we will continue the pace of withdrawal and afghanistan and in towards 2014 when we will complete turnover the security leak to the afghans and the united states remaining of course there will be basically in the present force focusing on the counterterrorism. islamic use it in the meetings with three people who ran against each other for president, barack obama, joe biden and hillary clinton. what are those meetings like? what's the relationship among those people? >> well again, i have to be careful of my characterization of these things. but the bottom line is one and as you know, there is the sense of people who commit the public service the fact is you're a prisoner for 300 million americans every day to make these decisions, so the president obviously is the leader of the group. now these are not shy people like the rest of our group, but it's a group of very experienced people, people that express
at that point it will be between 65 to 68,000 american troops in afghanistan. we then will set the pace from than the president's speech on this is for a clear we will continue the pace of withdrawal and afghanistan and in towards 2014 when we will complete turnover the security leak to the afghans and the united states remaining of course there will be basically in the present force focusing on the counterterrorism. islamic use it in the meetings with three people who ran against each other...
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i will go back to afghanistan. yesterday, we heard from centcom we are looking at increasing the numbers of afghan security forces about the recent target of 305,000. there is an acknowledgement that the cost of sustaining this kind of force would be over $10 billion a year while the government takes in $1 billion in revenue a year. i know that the point has been made by a number of people that it is cheaper for the afghans to be fighting this battle then for us to be paying for the american soldiers to fight it. that still does not address the costs and developing this force. as we think about how the forces continued to be paid for, what do we think is going to happen? >> thank you for your opening comments for the need for everything on the table as we try to do with our deficit and our debt. with respect to the afghan national security forces, there is an ongoing analysis you heard about what it would take for afghanistan after 2014 to defend itself. and that is not only their military but their police forces a
i will go back to afghanistan. yesterday, we heard from centcom we are looking at increasing the numbers of afghan security forces about the recent target of 305,000. there is an acknowledgement that the cost of sustaining this kind of force would be over $10 billion a year while the government takes in $1 billion in revenue a year. i know that the point has been made by a number of people that it is cheaper for the afghans to be fighting this battle then for us to be paying for the american...
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there were people coming out against the afghanistan war. you have more and more republican members asking for oversight as to how this money is being spent take the important thing that came out of wikileaks was a clear chronicling of the collapse that is going on. taxpayer money is being wasted while we are lacking vital social services here at home. >> he has a lot to say and he has been thinking a lot. you can take your time. this point about our system being broken. you are the one person on this panel who lives here. the people in this audience read your stuff on "the washington post" every week. how do you remain hopeful about a system that is broken? at one to ask a question of about arianna huffington's point. answer the question first. >> i am a counter indicator. if this government were working well, i might be out of a job. [laughter] i point out what is wrong with our government. i would take the deal. i would find another line of work. maybe i could get something on wall street. i would take that deal. my job is to point out wh
there were people coming out against the afghanistan war. you have more and more republican members asking for oversight as to how this money is being spent take the important thing that came out of wikileaks was a clear chronicling of the collapse that is going on. taxpayer money is being wasted while we are lacking vital social services here at home. >> he has a lot to say and he has been thinking a lot. you can take your time. this point about our system being broken. you are the one...
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first, a few words on afghanistan. i have just returned from three days of visits and meetings with our troops and commanders there, and come away impressed and inspired by the changes that have taken place on the ground in recent months. it is no secret that for too long, the international military effort in afghanistan suffered from a lack of focus, resources, and attention, a situation exacerbated by america's primary focus on iraq for most of the past decade. when nato agreed at riga in 2006 to take the lead for security across the country, i suspect many allies assumed that the mission would be primarily peacekeeping, reconstruction, and development assistance more akin to the balkans. instead, nato found itself in a tough fight against a determined and resurgent taliban returning in force from its sanctuaries in pakistan. soon, the challenges inherent to any coalition operation came to the surface - national caveats that tied the hands of allied commanders in sometimes infuriating ways, the inability of many alli
first, a few words on afghanistan. i have just returned from three days of visits and meetings with our troops and commanders there, and come away impressed and inspired by the changes that have taken place on the ground in recent months. it is no secret that for too long, the international military effort in afghanistan suffered from a lack of focus, resources, and attention, a situation exacerbated by america's primary focus on iraq for most of the past decade. when nato agreed at riga in...
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reagan did great work in romania, poland, afghanistan part one. not but always using explicit military intervention, but over time, it changed the country. this starts with a president that is going to lend moral clarity, strength of vision, strength of values so that the individuals that are dreamers in those countries hear the voices and no aspiration only had to directionally that we stand with them. >> you've made a very him -- very interesting historical linkage early on. i am taking it as three examples of equivalent triumphs. defined the war on terror and what you would do in the next phase of that. >> this is not a known beginning and end to this yet. we are accustomed to a mind-set where people might see a clear beginning and a clear and to the challenge and the need. it is likely going to be transnational. it is going to be multi year if not multi decade. it will be episodic. the threat will take different forms in different places at different times. it will be asymmetrical and it will be different as we although events of the historic
reagan did great work in romania, poland, afghanistan part one. not but always using explicit military intervention, but over time, it changed the country. this starts with a president that is going to lend moral clarity, strength of vision, strength of values so that the individuals that are dreamers in those countries hear the voices and no aspiration only had to directionally that we stand with them. >> you've made a very him -- very interesting historical linkage early on. i am taking...
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afghanistan. at the same time, the d.c. deval qaeda and terrorist groups affiliated also require pakistan to be able to defeat them at home. but that is not easy. it's not easy simply because it has been said by many american officials osama bin laden was founded pakistan there's no evidence anybody in the pakistani government had anything to do with the presence there but obviously he had an impact and here's my answer to that. 180 million people in pakistan most of them overwhelmingly muslim. a lot of them shared views and ideologies and belief systems that make them sympathetic to radical groups and that is the effort of trying to change the discourse of pakistan, changing the environment, the economy, it's been important and that cannot be done, you can't lead the $2 billion changeover but the slide and make them stop thinking that the restoration is the best course of muslims in the world to become so with that kind of -- those kind of numbers, it is if 1% of the population is sympathetic to
afghanistan. at the same time, the d.c. deval qaeda and terrorist groups affiliated also require pakistan to be able to defeat them at home. but that is not easy. it's not easy simply because it has been said by many american officials osama bin laden was founded pakistan there's no evidence anybody in the pakistani government had anything to do with the presence there but obviously he had an impact and here's my answer to that. 180 million people in pakistan most of them overwhelmingly muslim....
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rebuild afghanistan? that's the issues related to troop levels and, of course, defense spending. >> host: what does this mean then that general dempsey is now the joint chiefs? what does that mean for afghan strategy? >> guest: it's not clear. we don't know the views on the internal battle. again, i think the larger issues here is what do we do with resetting the force? that's going to be his big challenge. president obama in april said that he was going to cut defense spending by $400 billion over 12 years. the defense secretary bob gates has given three different comments recently warning that the military could be hollowed out by unwise defense spending cuts. he's urging caution at the same time, he was taking credit from himself, canceling the defense programs over the four and a half years. >> guest: right, that's the headline from wednesday may 25th. gates warning him, hollowing effect. he's reaching back to the 1970s. what was he saying here? >> host: during the '70s and again in the '90s, this was
rebuild afghanistan? that's the issues related to troop levels and, of course, defense spending. >> host: what does this mean then that general dempsey is now the joint chiefs? what does that mean for afghan strategy? >> guest: it's not clear. we don't know the views on the internal battle. again, i think the larger issues here is what do we do with resetting the force? that's going to be his big challenge. president obama in april said that he was going to cut defense spending by...
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their husbands are overseas in afghanistan. they're worried about whether they're going to get a check. they have children at home. that's not really where i want to go. i want to put it where my people see it in my district. this gadhafi is absolutely evil. and yet we take the lead on everything. i don't know where the other countries are. why in the world don't they take the lead on something? and, yes, admiral mullen, this will be a question for you and i have one for the secretary in just a second. if we now have nato in the lead, does that mean we can reduce our military involvement and reduce the spending of these tommy hawk missiles at a million dollars apiece? that would be my question to you. and, mr. secretary, under what circumstances as it relates to the president's decision to go into libya -- this is piggybacking to what mr. bartlett was asking -- but under what circumstances do you see -- would you see that a president should come to congress before he or she at some point in the future makes a decision like has
their husbands are overseas in afghanistan. they're worried about whether they're going to get a check. they have children at home. that's not really where i want to go. i want to put it where my people see it in my district. this gadhafi is absolutely evil. and yet we take the lead on everything. i don't know where the other countries are. why in the world don't they take the lead on something? and, yes, admiral mullen, this will be a question for you and i have one for the secretary in just a...
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in afghanistan is been a disaster. and i'm worried about one of your recommendations and that's the head of this new ig. simply because in lots of other areas where we have like a special ig force-iraq we got some good data l of there. a lot of what you know we learned through stewart bolin and a lot of his efforts. but i'm worried about creating another one when we are not managing in afghanistan the ones we have. and so, it is fraught with some difficulty because we are not -- we are not holding somebody to accountability and we haven't. our last ig in my opinion was incompetent, not the one that took general fields place but general fields actions didn't measure up at all at any level in the standard of that. so why worry about that and i would like for you to just comment on why you made that recommendation and how that contrast with holding the institutions we have, the special ig from afghanistan and for iraq and what was done and then i'm going to share my observations having been three times to afghanistan and
in afghanistan is been a disaster. and i'm worried about one of your recommendations and that's the head of this new ig. simply because in lots of other areas where we have like a special ig force-iraq we got some good data l of there. a lot of what you know we learned through stewart bolin and a lot of his efforts. but i'm worried about creating another one when we are not managing in afghanistan the ones we have. and so, it is fraught with some difficulty because we are not -- we are not...
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for afghanistan any time soon. the most likely future of the next two years is some form of a messy stalemate. the afghanistan characterized by a mix of the government, strong local officials, and a taliban presence supported out of pakistan that will be extensive in must of the pashtun south and east of afghanistan. resolution by either military or diplomatic means is unlikely and continue constitute as a basis. walking away from afghanistan is not the answer. the country should scale back what we are doing and what we seek to accomplish. and aim for an afghanistan that is simply good enough in light of local realities, limited interest, and the broad range of domestic and global challenges now facing the united states. thank you very much. >> thank you very much, dr. haass. very comprehensive and i think appropriately provocative and thoughtful as always. we look forward to following up. dr. slaughter. by the way, welcome back. i don't know if you know it, dr. slaughter was an intern here in 1979. by persistence,
for afghanistan any time soon. the most likely future of the next two years is some form of a messy stalemate. the afghanistan characterized by a mix of the government, strong local officials, and a taliban presence supported out of pakistan that will be extensive in must of the pashtun south and east of afghanistan. resolution by either military or diplomatic means is unlikely and continue constitute as a basis. walking away from afghanistan is not the answer. the country should scale back...
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i learned this is the first substantive conversation about afghanistan they've ever had. yamaichi relegation pass quickly because minutes later richard came charging out of the west wing, chase me down, give me a mighty hug and twirl and exclaimed, i bet that it's never happened before in the history of the white house. people don't hug in washington, samantha. [laughter] just another holbrooke tutorial. holbrooke mentees had been teased, interrogated, lectured, exaggerated about and above all taught. we were each completely incredulous when he soon gained, why the is richard holbrooke making time for me? he taught us back sanitized history, but he also taught us that play in mischief for the saving grace of serious work. although he had infinite time for us, we didn't have infinite time to get to the point. what do you think this is you'd ask? the council on foreign relations? [laughter] as an editor, he decimated our prose, saying if it takes you this many words, you don't know what you're saying. when i complained that he was repeating himself, he'd say there is no ind
i learned this is the first substantive conversation about afghanistan they've ever had. yamaichi relegation pass quickly because minutes later richard came charging out of the west wing, chase me down, give me a mighty hug and twirl and exclaimed, i bet that it's never happened before in the history of the white house. people don't hug in washington, samantha. [laughter] just another holbrooke tutorial. holbrooke mentees had been teased, interrogated, lectured, exaggerated about and above all...
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part of afghanistan. iran has an economic impact all across western afghanistan. the power that drives comes from iran. all of the trade that generates comes from iran. they are closer in many ways to iran the and in kabul and that's not true of the whole western corner of afghanistan so i think the u.s. has to be thoughtful of the iranian interest out there and the troop presence. the second final point would be one of the things we recommend in every part is that the u.s. were to open up trade and transit across the region the route you just described is an example of a success story that the united states is ambivalent about right now who we have at best mixed relationships with, so that is an area where we can do work to open up the time is and maybe perhaps even using the relations with iran to gain some advantages as we try to sort out what the and state in afghanistan is going to look like. >> i don't think that iran has much of their role in pakistan consideration. the lawyer agree with everything
part of afghanistan. iran has an economic impact all across western afghanistan. the power that drives comes from iran. all of the trade that generates comes from iran. they are closer in many ways to iran the and in kabul and that's not true of the whole western corner of afghanistan so i think the u.s. has to be thoughtful of the iranian interest out there and the troop presence. the second final point would be one of the things we recommend in every part is that the u.s. were to open up...
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mission in afghanistan. our corporation is a global provider of power, water, communications, and other infrastructure. as part of the worldwide reach, the company proudly supported u.s. government projects for more than 90 years. since august 2006 as a partner in the group black and veatch venture, we assisted the client in develops essential energy infrastructure in order to improve the economy and quality of life for the people of afghanistan. from 2006 until today, total megawatts of power generation available for afghanistan have more than doubled, and us aid projects contributed to 90% of that increase. in december 2010, us-aid awarded them a separate contract for the helmond project for distribution in the south for the support of u.s. government policy. working in support of the mission to increase energy delivery to afghan's people and with afghan government organizations, black and veatch's dedicated professionals has successes. we provided advice to the government in negotiating power agreements w
mission in afghanistan. our corporation is a global provider of power, water, communications, and other infrastructure. as part of the worldwide reach, the company proudly supported u.s. government projects for more than 90 years. since august 2006 as a partner in the group black and veatch venture, we assisted the client in develops essential energy infrastructure in order to improve the economy and quality of life for the people of afghanistan. from 2006 until today, total megawatts of power...
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afghanistan. the -- >> on tomorrow morning washington journal, two members of the house financial service committee. >> now available c-span's congressional directory. a complete guide to the first session of the 112th congress, inside new and returning house and senate remembers with contact information. including twitter addresses, district maps, and committee assignments, and information on the white house, supreme court justices, and governors. order online at c-span.org/shop. >> today in the senate, a bipartisan group of senators introduced a resolution supporting military action in libya. before introducing the bill, two of its supporter republican john mccain and democratic john kerry spoke about the war powers act. this is a half hour. >> mr. president, i rise to join the senator from massachusetts who will shortly introduce the product of many hours of bipartisan cooperation and negotiation and authorization for the limited use of military force in libya. the resolution has -- will be int
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it is the spirit that i have seen in our men and women in uniform, those serving in afghanistan in iraq today for a cause greater than themselves, protecting and advancing freedom. and it is most powerfully the spirit i have seen in the wounded heroes i visit at walter reed who, amazingly, want nothing more than to go back to the battlefield, to rejoin their brothers and sisters in arms. it is the spirit that every day inspires all of our american heroes, our first responders and educators, our entrepreneurs and innovators, our citizen activists and religious leaders. it is the spirit that inspires hundreds of millions of seemingly ordinary americans, the unsung heroes who work hard and play by the rules every day, driven by a dream, inspired to imagine a tomorrow that is better than today for themselves, most importantly for their children, for our country, and our world. that is the spirit that has defined the american people for two hundred 35 years now and that i know will continue to make as the greatest nation in the world. and that is, my friends, the spirit that fills me today.
it is the spirit that i have seen in our men and women in uniform, those serving in afghanistan in iraq today for a cause greater than themselves, protecting and advancing freedom. and it is most powerfully the spirit i have seen in the wounded heroes i visit at walter reed who, amazingly, want nothing more than to go back to the battlefield, to rejoin their brothers and sisters in arms. it is the spirit that every day inspires all of our american heroes, our first responders and educators, our...
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that would include afghanistan. and iraq. >> regard those as cost consistent -- i regard those as cost consistent with the un. could you please respond? >> i am trying to. the libyan mission is not one that falls under u.s. accounting or un budgets. it is something we are undertaking -- >> could you address my libya question as to the war and the powers of the president? >> as to the powers of the president, they are what they are as spelled out in the constitution and they are neither enhanced or diminished by un security council resolutions. >> you're not claiming that the un participation act expands the power of the president to act with regard to libya? >> i am not. >> ok. what is the administration's position on palestinian attempts or discussion of a unilateral declaration of statehood? will the u.s. work actively to defeat this attempt in the general assembly should it arise? would it -- what has the administration done and what are you planning to do? >> thank you. let me explain if i can come up process he
that would include afghanistan. and iraq. >> regard those as cost consistent -- i regard those as cost consistent with the un. could you please respond? >> i am trying to. the libyan mission is not one that falls under u.s. accounting or un budgets. it is something we are undertaking -- >> could you address my libya question as to the war and the powers of the president? >> as to the powers of the president, they are what they are as spelled out in the constitution and...
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i think we have to identify achievable goals in afghanistan. i think we have to reduce our military footprint there, and then and, there were five people that were arrested on suspicion they help to the united states in tracking osama bin laden. they arrested people that helped us. we can overlook this, if of their government or any better, but we have president karzai, who cannot seem to make up his mind if he is on our side or that of the taliban. the tax dollars, privatize medicare. a safety net, all of the money we would have to make our industries more competitive. i have visited there. they are performing an extraordinarily well. how long do we support the government's that lie to us? when do we say enough is enough? secretary gates, we will start with you. >> well, first of all, i would say, based on the 27 years in the cia and 4.5 years in this job, most governments lie to each other. that is the way business gets done. >> do we also rests the people who help us when they say we are allies? >> sometimes. and sometimes they sent people t
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strategic depth in afghanistan is a stable, prosperous afghanistan so that pakistan does not have to worry about that border. that is something that needs to be reinforced by the u.s. interaction with pakistan. what i was talking about and only come about if the u.s. and pakistan come together and say, what are the objectives on which we can agree? once you agree on those, you can then go to the smaller process these. what are the ways in which y
strategic depth in afghanistan is a stable, prosperous afghanistan so that pakistan does not have to worry about that border. that is something that needs to be reinforced by the u.s. interaction with pakistan. what i was talking about and only come about if the u.s. and pakistan come together and say, what are the objectives on which we can agree? once you agree on those, you can then go to the smaller process these. what are the ways in which y
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it might not take as much effort as it did in afghanistan. but that is pure speculation, to go back to the uncertainty, and is much more likely that if the u.s. or our allies want to employ that approach, we will have to go back and build up a libyan opposition which will be capable of doing that. you're right, the u.n. resolution does not allow or unable that, but it also does not necessarily forbid it. that is what we had a cia for. that is one option, to build up the libyan opposition. but that will take years. the problem there is, can you sustain the current situation, particularly the u.s. stepping into the background -- is great that the french in the british have stepped up. how long will it happen with the market if it takes two years -- how long will it take? if it takes two years, will the british and french want to keep and flying -- enforcing the no- fly zone? at the italians learned about machinery does not do well in the desert. so it may be a no-drive zone as well. >> i noticed that you did not bring in the example of iraq. ,
it might not take as much effort as it did in afghanistan. but that is pure speculation, to go back to the uncertainty, and is much more likely that if the u.s. or our allies want to employ that approach, we will have to go back and build up a libyan opposition which will be capable of doing that. you're right, the u.n. resolution does not allow or unable that, but it also does not necessarily forbid it. that is what we had a cia for. that is one option, to build up the libyan opposition. but...
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th it is still the problem in afghanistan, pakistan, india and nigeria. i t northern nigeria, that's right. we are working with the allianco northern nigeria because we had to condense their religious leadership and northern nigeria, the imams and the elected leadership as well that polio vaccine was good for their children and it wasn't some kind of conspiracy that would sterilize their children. we were successful in getting both religious and elected leadership to do public service announcements and other things, so we really put a lot of effort behind this. we couldn't do it without the global alliance because they leverage our money. >> thank you, thank you madam chair. >> chairman lewis. >> thank you madam chairman. before turning to the secretary let me say that i would like to echo the remarks of our chairman you are absolutely going to be a magnificent chairman of the subcommittee. >> thank you for helping me get here. [laughter] >> am secretary you and i have had a chance to spend some time talking about pakistan, india and others in the region
th it is still the problem in afghanistan, pakistan, india and nigeria. i t northern nigeria, that's right. we are working with the allianco northern nigeria because we had to condense their religious leadership and northern nigeria, the imams and the elected leadership as well that polio vaccine was good for their children and it wasn't some kind of conspiracy that would sterilize their children. we were successful in getting both religious and elected leadership to do public service...
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or pbr which use it is afghanistan which now have afghanistan. it has been many years since we had an acquisition strategy. this 2005 that the first set let's have an acquisition strategy to go from law cap iii which was a sole sourcing for the decade to the competition. and so my first question is because this contract in some respects matters the most in afghanistan. are you willing to start the acquisition strategy for the successor to this dinosaur of a blog cat for coming and i see it's a dinosaur because its problem is the one that you are talking about, dr. carter. it is an award contract. i think you're right. now the acquisition strategy needs to do better. >> i have to comment on that. first, i don't agree with you log capper grumet for is a dinosaur. it may have imperfections but it's a heck of a lot better than log cabin. >> no question. skycam of course we will change -- there will be log cap v and so forth and we will look constantly to improve including the award fee provision. it was actually less in log cap through kotite circums
or pbr which use it is afghanistan which now have afghanistan. it has been many years since we had an acquisition strategy. this 2005 that the first set let's have an acquisition strategy to go from law cap iii which was a sole sourcing for the decade to the competition. and so my first question is because this contract in some respects matters the most in afghanistan. are you willing to start the acquisition strategy for the successor to this dinosaur of a blog cat for coming and i see it's a...
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war in afghanistan. stephen biddle is a senior fellow for defense policy at the council on foreign relations. an expert in defense policy and strategy. gentlemen, we look forward to your help in addressing many of the questions i have just posed. senator lugar. >> mr. chairman, i join you in welcoming our distinguished witnesses and we look forward to a very important hearing with them. afghanistan has been important and to still be a source of threat to the united states security. on that we are all agreed. the question before us is whether afghanistan is important enough to justify the lives, the massive resources that are being spent their, especially given our nation's debt crisis, or can we achieve the most important national security goals in afghanistan essentially preventing the taliban from taking over the government, and preventing afghan territory from being used as a terrorist safe haven at far less expense? at our first hearing on afghanistan last week, i offered four observations as a prelu
war in afghanistan. stephen biddle is a senior fellow for defense policy at the council on foreign relations. an expert in defense policy and strategy. gentlemen, we look forward to your help in addressing many of the questions i have just posed. senator lugar. >> mr. chairman, i join you in welcoming our distinguished witnesses and we look forward to a very important hearing with them. afghanistan has been important and to still be a source of threat to the united states security. on...
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war in afghanistan was not in your speech. could you define for the 100,000 troops you have in harm's way in afghanistan "victory" in a war? >> i did not use the word "victory" in my west point speech either. i said we could be successful in their mission which is narrowly drawn. that is to make sure that al qaeda cannot attack the united states of america or our allies or our interests overseas and to make sure that we have an afghan government and an afghan people that can provide for their own security. we are being successful in those missions. the reason we are in the position to draw down 10,000 troops this year and a total of 33,000 troops by the end of next summer is precisely because of the turning work of our men and women in uniform. with have been able to do is severely cripple al qaeda's capacities. is it, osama bin laden that the most attention. but even before that operation, we had decimated the upper ranks of al qaeda. they're having a great deal of difficulty operating and communicating and financing themselv
war in afghanistan was not in your speech. could you define for the 100,000 troops you have in harm's way in afghanistan "victory" in a war? >> i did not use the word "victory" in my west point speech either. i said we could be successful in their mission which is narrowly drawn. that is to make sure that al qaeda cannot attack the united states of america or our allies or our interests overseas and to make sure that we have an afghan government and an afghan people...
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next in afghanistan. there was a great deal of discussion about the u.s., the afghan government, and our nato allies as to the size of the coalition -- coalition at the time, not afghan government at the time -- what was the proper size for the afghan army? as i recall, the minister of defense was asking us to help him build an army of about 400,000. collectively, all of the coalition looked at that and said, in a country with an economy that was $6 billion, gdp of $6 billion, $2 billion of which was drug money, it makes sense to strap them were the responsibility of a $400,000 army that they could not afford? so collectively, i agreed and the number determined was about 70,000, a good number to have in the army, able to maintain going forward. fast forward to the problems that led to the requests for more u.s. troops. the math is fairly simple. to let 10,000 u.s. troops on active duty, it cost taxpayers about $1 billion a year. to send 30,000 troops to afghanistan, you have to have about $3 billion. to r
next in afghanistan. there was a great deal of discussion about the u.s., the afghan government, and our nato allies as to the size of the coalition -- coalition at the time, not afghan government at the time -- what was the proper size for the afghan army? as i recall, the minister of defense was asking us to help him build an army of about 400,000. collectively, all of the coalition looked at that and said, in a country with an economy that was $6 billion, gdp of $6 billion, $2 billion of...
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he looks at the war on afghanistan. executives from the largest oil companies testify about gas prices at a senate hearing. >> follow the house and senate when you want. congressional cronk chronicle makes it easy to find information about your elected officials. video of house and senate sections and progress of bills and votes. congressional chronicle at c-span.org/congress. >> this weekend on american history tv on c-span 3, former massachusetts governor and presidential candidate michael ducaucus on michael coolidge. a look back at jimmy carter. and richard cote. we'll be live from mississippi for the 50th anniversary to have freedom riders. >> the interim prime minister to have libyan opposition today expressed his hope that gaddafi's regime could fall apart within weeks. he said aid is needed by the opposition in order to address humanitarian needs. he spoke at the brookings institution in washington one day after meeting with members of congress. this is an hour. immediately l forces. he spoke at the brookings in
he looks at the war on afghanistan. executives from the largest oil companies testify about gas prices at a senate hearing. >> follow the house and senate when you want. congressional cronk chronicle makes it easy to find information about your elected officials. video of house and senate sections and progress of bills and votes. congressional chronicle at c-span.org/congress. >> this weekend on american history tv on c-span 3, former massachusetts governor and presidential...